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3d ago

NABJ journalists press Harris for policy details on Gaza and reparations

The NABJ event in Philadelphia came six weeks after Trump's contentious interview with a different panel of journalists during the organization's convention.
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
4d ago

Miami Heat decry threats and 'hateful speech' aimed at Haitian immigrants

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have spread baseless allegations that Haitians are killing and eating pets.
Miami Heat players stand for the National Anthem
Miami Heat players stand for the National Anthem
5d ago

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

Their community is reeling — confused, frustrated, hurt — from false accusations that they are eating their neighbors’ cats and dogs.
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Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5 and brother to Michael, dies at 70

Jackson was a founding member of the hit-making pop group of five brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, who shot to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Tito Jackson
Tito Jackson

Michaela DePrince, a Sierra Leonean American ballerina for Boston ballet, dies at 29

DePrince was born as Mabinty Bangura in Kenema, Sierra Leone on January 6, 1995 and was brought to an orphanage at the age of three by her uncle during the civil war.
Michaela DePrince.
Michaela DePrince.

Lil Wayne says Super Bowl snubbed him for halftime show: ‘It hurt a lot’

Nearly a week after Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner of the Super Bowl Halftime show, New Orleans native Lil Wayne admits, "That hurt, it hurt a lot."
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne

Jordan Chiles looking for 'my peace' and 'my justice' after bronze medal dispute

The American gymnast endured severe online criticism as her team fought to get her the bronze medal.
Artistic Gymnastics
Artistic Gymnastics

Why was Beyoncé snubbed by the Country Music Association Awards?

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” a reclamation of her country roots, was shut out of the CMA Awards nominations this year.
Beyonce
Beyonce
9d ago

WNBA chief says she's opposed to 'hate or racism' after response on social media abuse is panned

Some fans of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have taken their rivalry to ugly places online, and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert's response was quickly criticized.
Cathy Engelbert
Cathy Engelbert

Frankie Beverly, legendary R&B artist and founder of Maze, dies at 77

On Wednesday morning, Beverly’s family announced that the founder of the funk and soul band passed away
Frankie Beverly.
Frankie Beverly.
9d ago

D.C. police release body camera video of fatal shooting of man who crashed into a McDonald's

“I don’t think there was any effort to de-escalate the situation,” said Brandon Burrell, an attorney for the loved ones of "violence interrupter" Justin Robinson.
Body cam footage released by Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police of a fatal officer-involved shooting.
Body cam footage released by Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police of a fatal officer-involved shooting.

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